Colin Ferguson has joined the third-season cast of Hallmark Channel's initial original series, Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove.

Feguson (Eureka, The Vampire Diaries) has been cast in a recurring role of district attorney Paul Watson, when Cedar Cove, starring Andie McDowell and Dylan Neal, returns with a two-hour season premiere in July.

In the upcoming season, Ferguson's Watson wastes little time getting to know Judge Olivia Lockhart (McDowell), which stirs things up inside and outside the legal docket. As Olivia’s romance with newspaper editor Jack (Neal) hangs in the balance following a shocking discovery, Olivia, along with her family and friends, will find her small town is bursting with more drama than ever.

“Colin Ferguson is an exceptional new addition to our extraordinary Cedar Cove family, with his proven talent in series television and his electric, playful onscreen charisma,” said Michelle Vicary, executive vice president of programming and publicity, Crown Media Family Networks. “Colin’s character will surprise and delight viewers by adding an unexpected, but very fun, new dynamic to the emotional relationships and riveting storylines in Cedar Cove.”